Monday, May 02, 2011 8:49:38 PMI like the K. Pilkington quote, but...LZ never gave credit where it was due. That's why they got their asses sued.

The Rolling Stones LOVED the blues, but they put their own twist on it--didn't just call it their own creation--& really advocated for the OG Bluesmen (Muddy Waters, et al). I have always loved LZ'a zound--& still do--but they should've f*cking owned up & given proper credit (legally).

What would some of you be saying if Run DMC tried to act like they themselves wrote every word & musical note of "Walk this Way"?

There is a difference between say a guy like Eric Clapton who after he got over being declared God by the music fans of London did nothing by talk about where the music he was playing started and LZ who claimed the riffs as there own. These guys essentially stole Willie Dixon songs, reved them tempo, played with the lyrics and presented them as there own. They didnt claim to cover, they claimed to write em.

Were the kick ass band? Yes, I have gotten the Led out, but they were dishonest. Worse then the lies to me, is the fact that were ripping off the same people whose albums and songs they obviously loved.

Sunday, May 01, 2011 4:27:46 PMBad to the Bone is a rip off, Tainted Love is a cover, there's thousands of songs out there that EVERYONE knows that are actually covers of songs that NOBODY knows. Led Zep is hardly alone and I still love them anyway. I happen to like their versions better than the originals anyway.

Sunday, May 01, 2011 12:28:43 PM@ericthevikin and @jensito: Regarding "Hammer of Gods": The book has been the subject of much criticism. All three surviving members of the band have cast doubts on its accuracy, with one article summarising their collective view of the book as a "catalogue of error and distortion." Now, as for the other copyright cases, i have yet to see anything that manifests as nothing but rumors and accusations. I found this article on TMZ, dated june 2010: Led Zeppelin historians have chronicled the creation of that rock band’s early classic “Dazed and Confused” for so long it’s understandable if fans can no longer tell what’s true about its authorship. One thing is for certain: Jake Holmes, a folk singer who asserts he recorded a similar song, also called “Dazed and Confused,” in 1967, says that he is the song’s creator and has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Led Zeppelin.So.

Sunday, May 01, 2011 11:46:36 AMZeppelin actually got sued and LOST. For multiple millions. They blatantly ripped off the sounds of the southern blues artists. As did the Beach Boys. Don't believe me? Check out Cadillac Records.